Prince Sued by Landlord
His landlord NBA star Carlos Boozer has reportedly sued Prince for turning his property into a purple playground.
By: Shannon Gossage
Utah Jazz forward Boozer is renting his West Hollywood home to the singer for $70,000 a month and has sued Prince for allegedly painting the title of his latest album, 3121 and the "prince" symbol on the exterior of the $11.9 million rental property. The suit goes on to say that Prince reportedly had the house decorated with purple strips and has installed purple carpet in the master bedroom that is monogrammed. The suit also alleges that there has been "installation of plumbing, piping, and excavation a large hole for the resumed purpose of a private beauty salon." All the work has been unauthorized by Boozer.
Boozer issued a "three day notice to cure or quit" the unauthorized renovations just a few months before filing the suit in January. Prince’s lawyers reportedly denied the "alterations allegations" and claimed that Boozer collected the January and February rent "without objection," which means that Prince legally could not be booted from the home until March if he had broken the rental contract. Boozer has dropped the claim and the lawsuit was dismissed in February. It has been reported that the lawsuit was dismissed "without prejudice" which means Boozer can refile the claim under the same name is necessary. Prince’s camp had no comment.
Prince’s latest album 3121 hit the stores Tuesday and the purple one performed a set at the Hollywood Tower Records as the store began selling copies of the album at midnight to approximately 500 eager fans. Serena Gallagher, the publicist for Universal Motown Records – Prince’s label, said, "It was an impromptu decision. He lives in L.A."
Utah Jazz forward Boozer is renting his West Hollywood home to the singer for $70,000 a month and has sued Prince for allegedly painting the title of his latest album, 3121 and the "prince" symbol on the exterior of the $11.9 million rental property. The suit goes on to say that Prince reportedly had the house decorated with purple strips and has installed purple carpet in the master bedroom that is monogrammed. The suit also alleges that there has been "installation of plumbing, piping, and excavation a large hole for the resumed purpose of a private beauty salon." All the work has been unauthorized by Boozer.
Boozer issued a "three day notice to cure or quit" the unauthorized renovations just a few months before filing the suit in January. Prince’s lawyers reportedly denied the "alterations allegations" and claimed that Boozer collected the January and February rent "without objection," which means that Prince legally could not be booted from the home until March if he had broken the rental contract. Boozer has dropped the claim and the lawsuit was dismissed in February. It has been reported that the lawsuit was dismissed "without prejudice" which means Boozer can refile the claim under the same name is necessary. Prince’s camp had no comment.
Prince’s latest album 3121 hit the stores Tuesday and the purple one performed a set at the Hollywood Tower Records as the store began selling copies of the album at midnight to approximately 500 eager fans. Serena Gallagher, the publicist for Universal Motown Records – Prince’s label, said, "It was an impromptu decision. He lives in L.A."
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